New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-18
A VAIN PASSION.

Half listening 10 the sermon pr0sy,
Half shading from my eager view
rounded check, fresh, plump, and rosy.
Her figure trim, In stylish mode,
Her prayerboOk, with her name upon IL,
Wen pleased her, but she plainly showed
She most admired her Easter bonnet
And sat idly near her there,
Half wondrng ut, and half adIniring
Tho soft CONFUSION OF her hair
But never TO her hand aspiring;
For well knew all hopes we're vein
Her father Is too rich and thrifty
And am poor. and then again
she Il but five, while am nfty.
WILLIAM H. Hills in Journal Of Educ1tfoh.
There Is an economical man In Norrstown Penn.
who drives five miles around TO avoid toll-gate and
tho payment Of 1--WE cents, and spends fifty cents for
drink at the next hotel.
dentist in Germany advertised his willingness to
pull or plug teeth on the Emperors birthday.
couple OF teeth pulled in communication OF the En-
perors birthday must have relocdd that William
(Norristown Herald
Now that the Indian has succeeded In playing the
bunco game on n white man in Nebraska, we shall
probably not hear SO much talk about the impossible
lty Of teaching an Indian the ways Of civilized life.
A Philadelrhia school teacher saw doctor call at
onring scholars to bring physicians certificates In
case there Is sickness in the family sent the child
"Plcase mas am, but it's little boy baby-and the
doctor says it isn't catching "-(Watcrbury American
In his excoriatlon of Boston Mr. George Riddle has
ruthlessy brought out the fact shat tho Bosonian foot
IL phcnomenally large. Perhaps now the newspaper
paragnpher Will let up Chicago and turn his atten-
ton to Boston.
A graduate Of Bowdoin. living in Ohio, who desired
to send his sons to college, cam, TO SEQ me u snore
time and told me he could not send ms sons
you going to send them :" l asked him. He said
he d send them to Williams. The Williams nine and
Say 9f np sSnS P ssn Go% to Brown AM
hurst then" said he. told him that they play ban
ut pith al
went home In doubt, but finally decided TO send bis
sons hcre.-(Presdent Hyde OF Dowdon College.
careful canvass appears to show that Virginia.
tho mother of Presidents" will be opposed to Prcsi
dent Cleveland in 1883. This Is natural, n there
aren't many Mugwumps in Virginia, while there are
great many Democrats.
English travellers are frightened from visiting many
small Spanish towns by taes 0f bad accommodation,
vile cooking and uuci' ized ways. My personal ex-
beaten track y,qi was eeenty housed and I'D and
every spaniard with whom | came in contact put him
But l didn't walk about rooms with my hat on,
didnt the high altar in churches without bowins
my knee, and | ddnt turn my up ut all the
dishes and say "Faueh!" and didn't call the
english The ENGLISH who come abroad 40 much
10 bring about the nclvility with which they are
ometincs tcatcd.-tl0ndon Referee.
The average Pluto squaw isn't much of weak
sci. Tho other day one of them in Austin Nevada.
took three Gfty-pound sacks of -four her back then
top of this placed ycarlns pappoose, when she
trotted Off AS briskly as young colt.
Governor Hills "boom" Is pretty dead but he can
reserve it for long time curiosity by soaking
II in rum. In fact 1t Is already thoroughly rum
,OaAed.
"The Vermont Journal" says: mt. Huggng, near
ieonc, Is to have n summer MOTEL next season. The
fountain named from short range fight be-
.ween man and u bcar." BY Georgcl Wonder II
hey II call IL Husgng Hotel Hotel Huggngi II
Gill make ots Of difference though with the boys
society reporter says no has already engaged
for tho season, and promises that this summer
& won't DO the bears that will do the-the-. Well
What did you say tho name Of the hotel was TO DO a.
,St. Adams Messenger.